Sibir and Avtomoblist face each other jockeying for PO position!

Vityaz will qualify for the playoffs if it can beat Sochi in any manner possible today. Elsewhere, SKA will win the Bobrov Division if it manages to defeat Torpedo.

Torpedo may advance to the playoffs if:

- Vityaz will win in regular time And Torpedo will not lose in regular time

- Vityaz will win in OT or SO AND Torpedo will win in any way

Sochi could be disqualified for the playoffs if

- Sochi loses in regulation time AND Torpedo avoids losing in regulation time.

- Sochi loses in OT or SO AND Torpedo wins in any manner possible.

12:00: Amur (25-25-8) vs Dinamo Riga (15-36-7)

About the game

Amur is playing the 1st of four straight home games.

Dinamo Riga is playing the 1st of four straight road games.

Amur is coming into this game on a 3-game winning streak.

Dinamo Riga is coming into this game having won its last outing, which was also its last home game of the season.

Dinamo Riga defeated Amur earlier this season by a score of 4-3 in OT.

Dynamo Riga last won a KHL game in Khabarovsk on November 27th, 2011, by a score of 2-1.

Rudenkov has points in 3 straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.

Fayzullin has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.

Injury list

Amur: Maxim Kondratyev, Marek Langhamer, Nikita Kamalov

Dinamo Riga: Kristaps Zile, Andrei Makarov, Rihards Marenis, Nerijus Alisauskas

Milestone alert

Forward Anton Lazarev is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

17:00: Avtomobilist (32-19-8) vs Sibir (32-20-6)

About the game

Avtomobilist is on a 1-game homestand.

Sibir is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.

Avtomobilist is coming into this contest having lost its last game.

Sibir is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.

Sibir has defeated Avtomobilist three times this season, namely 3-0, 4-3 in OT, and 3-2 in OT.

Dawes has points in 6 straight games, going 0-7-7 over that span.

Milovzorov has points in 3 straight games, going 1-3-4 over that span.

Injury list

Avtomobilist: Nikolai Stasenko, Rafael Batyrshin, Denis Bodrov, Anatoli Golyshev

Sibir: Vladimir Pervushin, Viktor Komarov, Nikita Mikhailov, Alexander Torchenyuk

Milestone alert

Defensemen Alexander Loginov and Oleg Piganovich are each hoping to collect their respective 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

19:30: SKA (41-13-5) vs Torpedo (28-27-4)

About the game

SKA is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.

Torpedo is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.

SKA is coming into this game on an 9-game winning streak.

Torpedo is coming into this game having won its last contest.

SKA has defeated Torpedo three times this season by scores of 4-1, 4-3, and 3-2 in OT.

Torpedo last won a KHL game in St. Petersburg on August 29th, 2015, by a score of 3-1 in overtime.

Hellberg has played 87:55 straight minutes of shutout hockey.

Kuzmenko has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over that span.

Yakupov has points in 3 straight games, going 0-3-3 over that span.

Kemppainen has points in 3 straight games, going 4-2-6 over that span.

Tokranov has points in 4 straight games, going 4-2-6 over that span.

Schroeder has points in 3 straight games, going 2-2-4 over that span.

Injury list

Torpedo: Mikhail Varnakov

19:30: Spartak Moscow (32-19-8) vs Ak Bars (42-11-5)

About the game

Spartak Moscow is playing the 2nd of two straight home games.

Ak Bars is on a 1-game road trip.

Spartak Moscow is coming into this game on a 2-game losing streak.

Ak Bars is coming into this game on a 3-game winning streak.

Ak Bars defeated Spartak Moscow earlier this season by a score of 4-1.

This is the last home game of the regular season for Spartak Moscow.

Visnnevsky has points in 3 straight games, going 1-2-3 over this span.

With his next point, Rylov will break a personal record for points in a KHL regular season. He currently has 35.

Frattin has points in 4 straight games, going 1-4-5 over that span.

E. Galimov has points in 3 straight games, going 3-1-4 over that span.

Injury list

Spartak Moscow: Nikita Bespalov, Robin Hanzl

Ak Bars: Daniil Zhuravlyov, Oleg Li, Kristian Khenkel

Milestone alert

Defenseman Ivan Vishnevsky is hoping to suit up for his 500th career KHL game (currently at 499).

19:30: Sochi (23-26-9) vs Vityaz (26-23-9)

About the game

Sochi is playing the 1st of two straight home games.

Vityaz is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.

Sochi is coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.

Vityaz is also coming into this contest on a 2-game losing streak.

Sochi defeated Vityaz once this season by a score of 5-4, but also lost to the Knights twice in overtime by scores of 3-2 and 2-1.

Injury list

Sochi: Nikita Shchitov, Dmitri Shikin

Vityaz: Pavel Varfolomeyev

Milestone alert

Forward Sergei Shmelyov is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL assist (currently at 99).

Forward Yevgeni Artyukhin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).